"You may choose anyway, that suits you; your earnestness will determine the rate of progress. Establish yourself firmly in the awareness of 'I Am.' This is the beginning and also the end of all endeavor." - Nisargadatta

"The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them."
- G.K. Chesterton

A little boat,
a bamboo hat and cloak -
the old man, alone,
fishing the snowy river.
- Liu Tsung-Yuan
(773-819)

"Abstract Flowers V," (2004) Peter Max

"To the illuminated mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light."
- Emerson

"Earth's crammed with heaven and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees takes off his shoes."
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Daowu asked, "What is the fundamental teaching?"
Shitou said "Not attaining, not knowing - you already have it"
Daowu asked, "Is there anything beyond this?"
Shitou said, "White clouds pass freely through the vast sky."
#Zen

"To find new things take the path you took yesterday." - John Burroughs

"The Zen conception of greatness is in the smallest incidents in life. Perfection is everywhere if we only choose to recognize it." - Book of Tea

"Once you learn to settle the mind, you can settle anywhere and begin to cultivate the scenery." - Karen Maezen Miller

"More science...less fear." - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

"Where are you hurrying to? You will see the same moon tonight wherever you go." - Izumi Shikibu (b. 976?)

"When you suddenly realize the source of mind, you open a box of jewels." - Fenyang (947-1024)